Colorado River reckoning: Behind the series with reporter Tony Davis
Longtime Arizona Daily Star environmental reporter Tony Davis sits down to discuss his investigative series "Colorado River reckoning: Not enough water."
Environmental reporter Tony Davis on his series 'Colorado River reckoning: Not enough water'
Environmental reporter Tony Davis on his introduction to the Colorado River
Environmental reporter Tony Davis on the U.S. West's water system
Environmental reporter Tony Davis on the threat of 'dead pool' levels affecting water supply
Environmental reporter Tony Davis on possible alternatives to river water
Colorado River reckoning: Not enough waterFor Star subscribers: The water delivery system that 40 million people in the U.S. West depend on is at risk of collapse as the Colorado River…
For Star subscribers: State officials say Buckeye in Maricopa County, long one of the U.S.' fastest growing cities, lacks enough groundwater to support its projected homebuilding. Other areas likely face that dilemma, too, Arizona's water director warns.
For Star subscribers: A switch to a more pessimistic forecasting model by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation could possibly trigger larger cutbacks in water deliveries, among other potential ramifications.
For Star subscribers: Six states including Arizona made the new proposal but Calif., which controls the largest share of the river water, will offer an opposing plan.
For Star subscribers: The federal plan to conserve enough Colorado River water to raise Lake Mead 10 feet this year could delay the onset of mandatory, uncompensated cuts to Tucson CAP supply.